PNEUMONIA


Meaning of PNEUMONIA in English

/ njuːˈməʊniə; NAmE nuːˈmoʊ-/ noun

[ U ] a serious illness affecting one or both lungs that makes breathing difficult

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek , from pneumōn lung.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.